Charles chimed: > I like the term "militia of one". Thank you, Jon. T-shirts, > windbreakers, anyone?
I recall long ago (back when I was a boy and Lincoln was in office) a t-shirt sold at gun shows that simply read "I am the militia". I thought that to be a rather lucid and ultimately succinct summary of 2nd Amendment originalism. > > The rationale was > > presumably that there might come a day when they needed every man, > > and the unorganized ones might be untrained but at least they'd have > > a gun and equipment. > > Perhaps the idea was also that some folks might serve better by > continuing in their normal civilian roles. E.g. the organized and > mustered militia might be in need of ferries, and so of > ferrymen. Also, armed ferrymen at their ferries could provide a choke > point defense against an invader, a good delaying tactic. Some founding father static indicated that they were aware of the "uncertainty" principal in self defense (a robber will not rob a house where the owner is at home and may be armed). A nation of gun toting people created a significant deterrent to invading forces. Promoting this was policy in action. This "uncertainty" principle has worked against the U.S. in Iraq. We have expended a great deal of energy separating the good and bad actors, having to be very careful since any/all of the people our soldiers roust might be armed or even booby trapped. Guy Smith Gun Facts: Debunking Gun Control Myths www.GunFacts.info _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
